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The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-12-16
THE DOC MURDER.
John Arensdorf Acquitted OF the
Murder of MIR. Haddock, Thus
DisposIng Of the Case.

DlSpOSln& OF the Vase
Sioux City Special Telegram, Dec. 9.--The
trial OF John Arensdor for the murder Of
Rev. George c. Handbook came to a sudden
close at 8 O'Clock this evening. Ats o'clock
the case was finally submitted 80 the jury,
the whole day having been occupied by
Hon. M. d. 0'Connell Of Fort Dodge, who
closed the final argument for the state.
He said;
1t war the duty Of every man TO obey
the law. A jury has no right to deal out
wisdom to the lawmakers. He referred to
Erwin as the great classic pine tree of the
North. He denounced Attorney Tread.
well as the leading spirit ia the conspiracy
which killed Haddockt. TreadweIl made q
speech ut the saloonkeepers' meeting OF
an incendiary nature. Arensdorf was the
leader OF the saloon men. They obeyed
him because the others lacked courage to
carry out their plans. He did not. Arens-
dori fred the shot which killed Haddock
while the rest Of the crowd halted.
At q few minutes before 0 o'clock the
jury came in and announced q verdict Of
not guilty. The court had been summoned
a lew minutes before, and the defendant
and bis attorneys and the sattor~
neye Tor tho state were present.
The court room was about hall filled
with q crowd, which had swiftly gathered
as the news Of the agreement Of the jury
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-12-16
Important supreme Court pecIs-
ion.

tOns
ture authorizing the village 81 Sank Rau
ids to issue $40, 900 bonds for improves
vents in the Mississippi river at that
int. Injunction proceedings wsre begun
Dy Joseph Coates again8t the village coun.
ell to restrain that body from taxing the
people with these bonds, on the ground
that tho dam they were to paT for was q
private one and would not result ia ! pub
lie benefit.
The court sustains his position and crit
ieises the legislation that put the law on
the books. The bill in question is one to
enable the village TO issue these bonds TO
build the dam, and states that tfie piers
Tor the dam shall also be used as the sub
structure for a bridge; also to give the vii
lage authority to secure water from the
river for the FIRE department Tie een-t
finds that the improvement Is destined to
benefit q nriYatP concern. the water power
is not public, nor the property on
the village. but is wholly under
private control. The provision for the fire
department Is not q necessary one because
IL the village had a department. il would
have the right to use water under the village
control, as the main part Of the Dit lindicatos
10 be the fact with the water ia question.
The decision says, an endeayor seems to
have been made to give the color OF a pub
lie purpose by authorizing the council TO
get a supply for the FIRE department, when
the main purpose is to improve a private
water power. The public provisions are
incidental to the main object. Here is
the syllabus.
Joseph Coates, respondent, Va. Joseph
Campbell ct al, as village council Of
Sank Rapids, appellants. Syllabus:
An act authorizing the.issue OF bonds OF
q village cOrnoratfan IN aid In kba aon.
struction OF a dam for the purpose Of Inn
proving o private water power, 10 uncon-
stitutional as providing for a public taxa
ton for a private purpose. When the pur-
pose for which an act provides for taxa
ton are partly public and partly private,
and the amount to be raised for each can
not be DISTINGUISHED sud severed, the act
Is invalid. Judgment affirmed.
GIEFILLAN, g. j..
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-12-16

Fargo, Oak, Special: IA. Mcintosh was
arrested at the Grand Pacific hotel, Moor
head BY Chief York. Ia charge Of the
Northwestern Detective agency 81 Mime
apolis, branch office in Fargo. Mcintosh
10 wanted in Pbiladelphia. accused of MUIR
dering a travelling fnan's vile and two
children. "A reward Of $40, 900 was out
for him. A detective from another agency
came in from st. Pau1on the same train with
the alleged murderer. He was on his way
west hunting for him. York was watching
the train and finding his man Tailed with
the description t~elesraphed, took him IN.
Mcintosh gave up at once and goes back
in charge Of one Of the agnecy men.
Acting Commissioner Sto~ckelager has
approved for patents the past week 1900
homestead ana other public land entriea
ia Alabama, California. Dakota, Florida,
Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska and Montana.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-12-16

The secretary OF the treasury transmit
ted 10 congress the estimates of appr.i.
priations required for the fiscal year end
ing J une 80, 1881 The total anount IS
tinAsad as required for al expenses III the
government ia $82H. $50, 1913. which II Sir
344, 800 iaore thant the sum called form the
estimates submitted last year. and SfD
690.4O6 more than tho aggregate 81 appre
priations Tor the present fiscal year.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-12-16
sAMUEL FrssENDEN, Secretary.

At Chicago, John, Samuel and James
Littleiohn, three farmers from Gladstone,
Oak, were tricked out ol 5000 BY ashrewd
and unknown Western confidence man who
ira veled with them from Minneapolis. II
was the old game 81 cashing d worthless
bond.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-12-16

members, Of which Culi0m Is chairman.
The Democrats receive eight minor chair.
manships, being an inereRse Of ons over
tho last congress-
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-01-29
Bennett and the Waiter.

A writer in the Brooklyn EIglc tells
this story about James Gordon Bennett,
proprietor of the New York Utrald: On
New Years night three years ago, when
Mr.. Bennett reached the Union Club
well nigh exhausted with the social duties
of the day, he noticed in dazed sort of
way that several of the club men were
presenting Jacob, the veteran waiter, who
looks after the coats and canes of the
members, with more or less small change
as an earnest Of their sincere regard. Mr..
Bennett seemed to realize that something
Of the kind was expected of him and
called Jacob. Jacob" he said, ''you
are good fellow licre is something
for you,n and with much fumbling he
brou.ht out $50 bill, which the de-
lighted Jacob accepted with many bows
ard scrapes. "Stop, Jacob" said Mr..
Bennett, feeling in anther pocket and
producing another bill. jacob, over
powered, was making off when "Stop
Jacob" again brought him to q stand
still, and still another bill made its APP.
pearance. The comedy was getting
amusing and went on until Jacob had
hat full of money-all Mr.. Bennett had.
The old man consulted some of the mem
bers as to what he should do with it and
was advised to tell Mr.. Bennett the next
day that he must have overpaid him in
fit of abstraction. So, when the pro-
prietor Of the UeroH arrived at the club
the following day Jacob said: "Mr.
Bennett, think you gave me more for
my New Years than you intended" Ben
nett probably had no recollection of
giving Jacob anything, but he replied in
his gravest tone: 'Eow much did give
you, Jacob" eight hundred dollars,
sir" Such an answer might have
staggered even man with an income of
$1,000 a day, but Bennett, without a
suggestion of surprise, said: "Cuite
right, Jacob; that was what intended to
give you"
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-01-29
Ii Was Carried Our.

| saw Francis Wilson happily turn ,
d str ssing interruption one night. He
was playing in one of Colonel Nc aulTs
cOmpan es as Prince Methusalem, when
JACK Haverly had the theatre on Broad
street, a couple of seasons ago. The AN.
d;ence was good deal annoyed by the
crying of tiny infant way up under the
roof. imagine Frank was terribly an.
noyed, too, but he showed it only by an
occasional look from the corners of his
eyes toward the gallery. He went on
with his business aud was unusually fun.
ny. just at the point where he was i'm.
pressing upon his daughter the import.
ance of marrying the son of the neigh.
boring Prince of great wealth to save her
fathers kingdom, the infant in the gal.
lely set up vigorous yell, louder and
shriller than it had before ventured to
emit. Frank was mad. He stoned
short, turned his head toward the saual.
ling youngster, and in that low, dry tone
Of DICE of his said:
''Some things are like good resolu.
tons; they should be carried out"
There was an instant's painful quiet
over the house, broken only by the indig-
nant tread of a pair of feet in the gal
lery, and then like tremendous summer
gust there broke over the audience
storm of applause and mingled laughter
that quoted only when Frank came twice
10 the footlights and bowed. -PaaadA-
phit Press.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-01-29
A Widows Heart Made Glad.

A writer in the Brooklyn Union vouches
for the truth of tie following story:
1t was in Cyrus w. Fields Office the
other day. A matronly. looking woman
of forty-tive entered. She told Mr.. Field
that he was distantly related to him. She
was born in Stockbridge, Mass, and her
father was second cousin to Mr.. Fields
father. She showed him letters that es-
tablished her identity beyond doubt.
"Now, what can do for your" said Mr..
Field. "Well, SIR" she SAID, ''my hus
land is dead, and / have big family
I've got mortgage on my little farm in
Massachusetts, and and-I need little
money" big family, ehl How many
chi!dren?" Six WIS the reply.
We'll, like to halp person whenever
1 can. I like to help my relatives first
OF all. Now, I'll tell you what III DO.
I'll give your children 800 each and you
$500. Will that help you!" on,
yes" said she. all of tremble, as tee
tears rolled down her cheeks. "Ah
right, then" said Mr.. Field, and ne
wrote out check for 81, 100 and handed
it to her. at the same time introducing
one of his clerks to go with her to the
bank to see that she got the money. u
don't know how to thank you,' SAID inc
woman. "Never mind that" said Nj:
Field GO AMI get the money. Don't
spend it foolishly. When you get youi
mortgage fixed write and tell me how
you are getting on. Good-day.'
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-01-29
A Dramatic Episode.

A society young lady throws herself
down on fauteuil, sobbing as if her
heart were breaking and as if every Light
in her fair young lite had been suddenly
eXtinguished.
Her papa, in an ad dining room, hears
the connection, and, stepping in, in
quires;
What is the matter, darling2'
"Oh-h-hw
What is it, my love!'
"Oh. l promised to go riding this
morning with Fred, nd-boo-hoo.n
''Weil, can't you go to ride with Fredl 2"
"Nn-no, and he is waiting for me-"
"Why can't you go?"
That dreadful groom brought my
ho-horse around, and-oh, my poor
darling horsew
What's the matter with the horse2,
''His tail amt banged m-Boston
Courier.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-01-29
Boy and Bird.

There was an old minister who used
to preach in church in Western New
York who never allowed any levity
among his congregation, and kept rigid
watch over the young people of his
charge. On one occasion a foolish youth
sat in one OF the front pews and created
stir by lunging at some object that
flew in through the open window. The
old minister was purblind, but he peered
over his glasses and saw something fly.
ing about the witless youth, who was
fighting tooth and nail.
"There, there, sonny" he said, with
authority. "never mind the bird"
Then he resumed his discourse, but
the congregation seemed more interested
in the youth and his contortions than in
the sermon, and he stopped and again
peered over his spectacles at the flying
object and the boy.
Dye hear. sonny" he said, in loud
voice "Never mind the bird"
This was too much for the youth, who
answered in shrill key:
"'Tain't bird; it's q whacking big
humble bee, an I'll be blamed if ito
goin' to come to meetin' when Idew."
The controversy was stopped by one
of the deacons, who removed the bird
Detroit Free Press.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-01-29

The wild alarum bell rings out
Upon the midnight air:
Excited men in frenzy shout;
The sky is all aglare.
From windows Whitehead women folk
Frctrude their night capped heads,
And, trembling, watch the flames an
smoke
That called them from their beds.
With twenty men to man the rope
The engine trundles by;
Niagara No. 1'-let's hope
The reservoirs not dry.
The ceasele>s clangOr of the bell,
The clamor of the boys,
The whole excited village tell
The meaning Of the noise.
But soon the glare fades slowly out,
Niagara's guenched the flames;
The farmer firemen turn about,
And go back to Their danes.
And as they drain a STAINING cup
Of tea, they tell yarn
OF how the fire iiend gobbled up
The widow Jones barn.
-SOmerriiie JOuin0k
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-01-29

A movement has been started in New
York for the establishment of coHce-
houses in that city. Mr.. Frederick Gore,
Secretary Of the London Coircc-hous As
aociation, addressed meeting few
days ago in the interest of such step.
and n committee, with DR.. Howard
Crosby at its head, was appointed to con
slider plans and ways and means. The
cofTee-house is not new project. They
were opened in Constantinople over three
centuries ago, and about 100 years later
they appeared in London and soon after
in Paris. The association which has been
laboring in London for some time past
began with a capital of 800, 900, but this
sum has been gradually increased as the
movement developed. They are con-
Quoted on business principles, the plan
being to make the houses self-sustaining
and so relieve them Of any charitable
feature which might render them objec-
tionable to those in whose interest they
are established.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-01-29
Didn't Want Any Assistance.

"Well, Charley, l hear you dou't call
on Miss Jones any more"
"No, Pvc quit"
whats tie matterl Did she 60 back
on your"
''No. That wasntit. The luxury was
becoming expensive"
''Expcnsive. | thought Miss Jones
was model girl, never ate ice cream,
oysters or anything of that kind"
''She doesn't. 1t was the COMPOUNDED
dog that made it SO expensive"
The dog"
Eyes. He kept me all the time paying
tailor bills. l had to wear Prince
Albert coat and fasten the tails together
tried pins once but never again. 1 kept
them ewed after that, but it spoit the
fit of the coat and made me look like a
balloon getting ready for an ascension. |
would have sacrificed much for that dear
girl, but can wear out trousers enough
on my account without calling IN the
assistance OF a pug-nosed canine that is
two-tAirds teeth
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-01-29
ArOusinT His Ambition

The boy is all right, said the doctor,
''but You want to talk to him and arouse
his ambition. Promise you will take
him somewhere when he RECEIVERS suln-
cientiy to go out; talk % him alb ut play
ing tag with the boys; there are lots of
ways in which you can interest him."
Then the doctor addressed the boy.
who was Just recovering from a fever,
saying:
Come, Mickey, cheer up, my boy
wouldn't You like t. go and play tag
with your playmatesl'
y faint smile stole over the boys face.
but that was all.
"Stop, SIR" said the father, '1'll
arouse him. See here, Mickey" he
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-01-29

The United States Treasury authori-
ties recently notified Henry Berg, the
we'll known President of the New York
Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty to
Animals, that as the result of a settle
mcnt of his accounts while Secretary of
Legation to Russia in 1865, the Govern
ment owes him $l3l. Mr.. Berg has
created somewhat of a sensation by re-
fusing to accept the money. The refusal
to accept any money proffered by the
Government is regarded little short Of
extraordinary.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-01-29
The Observation-Disclosures library

The Observation-Disclosures library
of Berlin, is unique collection of books.
1t contains all known works printed dur
NJ and since the Franco-Gcrmaa war of
1870 AMI 1871, having direct relation to
that campaign. The library contains
portly volumes compiled by staff officers,
pamphlet descriptions of single battles,
war maps, plans of battlefelds, diplo-
matte documents, biographies of Princes.
Generals, and other prominent military
personages of the period, caricatures
and humorous war pictures. Additions
are continually made to this kriegsbib-
liothek, and the 'kaiser' naturally takes
much interest IN it. He would, no
doubt, like to know very much, also,
what new mat rials for this library OF
strife the next few years will supply.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-01-29

The Russian government has published
some surprising SATISFIES about Siberia
as penal colony. From 1884 to 1881,
it appears nearly one million men and
women were set 20 that bleak country
as convicts and political exilcs. Between
1868, the year of the Polish rebellion,
and 1873, $4,000 were sent, while the
army of exiles deportel under the short
reign of the present Car foots up to the
enormous total of TAG, $50 souls. Women
form one fifth of the total lumber. AS
most of them are over fort; years of age
very few marry, and ~ make matters
worse marriage is prohibited for the 1irst
five years of exile The escapes during
the past twenty years have averaged
twenry-four per cent, despite the costly
guarding of the prisoners. Two-thirds of
the crimes in Siberia are committed by
the exiles, and bccau of this and of
their misery and of the numerous es-
capcs, to say nothing of the enormous
expense, the govcinmon is reported to
be seriously considering the ACCESSIBILITY
of abolishing the present system of ST.
berian deportation. Little wonder that
the Bulgars refuse to be abso bed in an
imperialism which Furnishes free speech
with exile to Siberia and slavery in the
quicksilver mines.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-01-29

Lumber men of the northwest COM
plain that q syndicate of Canadian
capitalists are obtaining control of most
of the timber of that region. They have
already acquired possession of more than
800, 900, 900 feet Of pine lumber in
Northern Minnesota, and are making
arrangements to gobble up the rest Of
the vast timber belt on the northern
slope of the state. This tract is occu-
pied by Indians, and the clause in the
sundry civil service bill, providing for a
commission to treat with them for their
removal to the White Earth agency, it is
charged, was secured directly in the
interest of this Canadian syndicate.
Meanwhile the disposscssed northerners
are passing it along, in boys langu &c,
by gobbling up in their turn the best
timber lands of the Southern States. At
least so the New York C1mmsrcial AR-
rtrtiser asserts.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-01-29

asked, addressing the boy, "wouldn.tys,
like TO 90 ont and. trow 70 k Through
Chineyman's windy"
The boy Immediately sat up in bed
and asked for his trousers.
Il thought that 'ud fetch 'im," said
the father with a proud smile, "he's all
right, doctor dear. "-Bostoa Courisr
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-01-29
n Short Call.

as your first name George, Mr..
Featherly" inquired Bobby, as the
young man seated himself in the parlor
and began to draw off his gloves.
mo, Bobby," replied reatherly, with
an amused smile. why"
sob, nothin', only hea;d Clara tell
ma she expected George tonight, and
that she hoped to goodness there wouldn't
be any other callers.-M,,o York Sun.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-01-29

Railway churches are to be attached
to the trains in South Russia. Giving to
the long distances Travelled and the con-
slant work, the officials complain that
they have no chance OF attending divine
service; so carriages fitted up as churches
will run on Sundays and fete days.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-01-29

The average duration OF life has been
made the subject of fresh investigation
BY German statistician, who finds that
the lowest average is for the day laborer
Ghirty-two years., AMI the highest
among those who engage in manual toll
is among the gardeners, sailors and
fishermen. fifty-eight years, The pro-
fessioual occupations come even above
regular open air occupations, as the
average given show forty-ninc years for
physicians, Fifty. four for jurists, fifty
seven for teachers and slxty-seven for
clergymsn.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-01-29

DR.. Merriam, the ornithologist of the
Department of Agriculture at Washing
ton, is engaged in collecting reports
from all parts of the country in relation
to the English sparrow. He has received
thousands of such reports, but only one
of them is favorable to the feathered
nest.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-01-29

A contemporary states it as notable
fact that two thirds of the statesmen
" he have livel in the United States be-
gan their career rs teachers in the dis.
trict schools.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-01-29

The exposition of minerals and mining
material and appliances of all manufac-
ture, dccreed to BE- held at Lima in June,
1897, is postponed until October of the
6mc year.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-01-29

A French Judge fined a starving man
seven dollars for stealing loaf of breaa,
and then paid the fine out of his OWE
pocket.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-01-29
BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOROUS SKETCHES FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES.

The Midnight Firc-A Short Gala
Dramatic EpisOde-Didn't Want
Amy Assistance-Arousi
His Ambition, Etc.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-01-29

There is rush of gold seekers to the
country on the Straits of Magellan.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-22

reporter that massive intellects" dominated
the assemblage. the public might gather the
impression that a good deal of child's-play
was INDUCED in. AS it was, of course the pc
culiarity of some of the incidents was due to
the feminine custom-not inconsistent with
intelligence-of mixing sentiment with bust
ness. Prosaic and commonplace men will
never be able to understand how business can
be transacted under such conditions, but so
long as the women succeed in accomplishing
their purpose perhaps the queerness of their
methods does not matter. IL the female re-
formers were confined to the one subject under
advisement they might lose their enthusiasm.
and without enthusiasm where would the ".
G. T. q. be today